Disclaimer: Firefly and characters belong to Joss and Mutant Enemy. Highlander belongs to Davis/Panzer Productions, Inc.

Sorry this took so long to get out, the good news is that it's finished though, just have to finish revising the later parts. Thanks go out to Maugwai for her help with beta-ing.

Part 4

Chinese Glossary

Je shr shuh muh lan dong shi – what kind of rotten thing is this?

Diyu – hell

Xiong meng de kuang ren – violent madman

Dongwu – animal

Mei guanxi, dong ma - its okay, I understand

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Zoe appraised the man currently holding both Jayne's knife and gun. "If you think the Captain is going to just go along with this, you're an idiot."

Methos just smiled at her as he flung the pistol back to Jayne. "Look, I could give a rat's ass what Mal thinks right now. What I need from you is for you to agree to cooperate with me for a few hours at most. After that, you can stand back watch your precious captain do whatever. We clear?"

Zoe glanced at the immortal then at Jayne. The merc was still rubbing at his throat where the smaller man had grabbed him before he had been disarmed. She had realized that Methos was dangerous after seeing him perform his katas on the ship, but she had not imagined that he could manage to take Jayne down unarmed. They did need to be re-supplied before leaving the planet, so it wasn't like waiting for Mal's retribution would inconvenience them. "Fine, what are we cooperating on?"

Methos's smile sent chills down Zoe's back as she listened to his plan.

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Amanda's home gave the impression of luxury without seeming gaudy. An understated home of Victorian design, Methos assumed it was based off a site where she had pulled one of her more memorable burglaries. Fortunately, there was a park on the same street with a hill that gave the group a perfect view of the home and surrounding area. Methos easily spotted the individuals watching